Australia lay down World Cup marker with Eddie Jones appointment
Can the ex-England boss be the X-factor Australia needs to return to rugby success?
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Olivia Laing: ‘I’m interested in fluidity, complexity, ambivalence, and that’s true politically and socially too’
Author Kevin Smith: ‘Whenever I leave the North I do feel a pull – a hankering for that coded familiarity’
Waterford retain Premier Division status with playoff win over Bray
James D Watson, co-discoverer of the structure of DNA, dies aged 97
David Clifford moves within touching distance of history with third Footballer of the Year award
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